Center for Public Ignorance

Updated March 31, 2003 12:01 a.m. ET

Richard Perle explains the attack on his tenure at the Defense Policy Board here. Our own view is that Mr. Perle should have understood that Global Crossing was politically toxic. But you can tell something else is going on here because the ethics attack is now extending to the rest of the Board.

An outfit called the Center for Public Integrity -- moral modesty is not part of its charter -- has issued a report warning that "at least" nine of the 30 Board members have some sort of ties to defense contractors. Keep...